Surfing Locations That Have the Best Waves

There are hundreds of places to choose from
for your next surfing holiday adventure. Whether you’re using a traditional
surfboard or a water
jet board you’ll find somewhere to suit you from one of the
locations listed here.

A good surfing location doesn’t just have
great waves, it should have a great atmosphere along with lots of cafés and
bars.

For the best waves you have to have the
perfect combination of wind, swell direction and tides. This combination can
reliably bring on huge waves, sometimes up to 50ft tall.

It’s important to note that to surf monster
waves you need to know what you’re doing, they’re certainly not for newbies!

Cape Fear, NSW

Cape
Fear has huge waves but it can also be a dangerous place to surf as the
water is relatively shallow. Only accomplished surfers should take on this
location as there are plenty of obstacles that you don’t want to hit, including
the reef bed and sharp barnacles.

Teahupoo,
Tahiti

This area has extreme, powerful waves that
you have to treat with respect. It also has very sharp reefs that you don’t
want to be pushed into by a strong current. Teahupoo is a mecca for surfers
because of its reliability in producing perfect waves. The sea floor is
perfectly setup for creating these large waves because it goes from deep to
shallow very quickly, making wave after beautiful huge wave.

Shipstern
Bluff, Australia

Known as one of the most popular big wave
locations, Shipstern Bluff is an iconic surfer’s paradise and it is also one of
the most dangerous places to surf in the world.

This place is also known as Devil’s Point
and is globally renowned. It is located near Tasmania in Australia. Most experienced surfers have heard of Shipstern
Bluff and added it to their bucket list.

Padang
Padang, Bali

This area has monster waves and beautiful
beaches. While there are often large swells it’s also a great location for
beginners. Kite surfers will also find the wind perfect for catching air at
Padang Padang.

Banzai
Pipeline, Hawaii

The Banzai Pipeline has claimed many
victims over the years and has to be treated with respect. It’s notorious for
giant waves that create a tube ride, hence the name Banzai Pipeline.

Conditions for creating these types of
waves are excellent at this location because it has a flat table top reef that
has caverns inside. This creates a big air bubble that pushes itself out from
the front of the wave before it breaks.

Mentawai,
Indonesia

These islands have some of the most perfect
surf in the world. Waves can be up to about 12 feet high and there are many big
swells. It is one of the locations that is most likely to produce the biggest
waves (with a 91% certainty). So if you want to find somewhere where you’re
almost definitely going to be able to surf massive waves, Mentawai is it.